Day: December 15, 2021

Govt invests Rp695.6 trillion in 2005-2021

Government investment in state-owned enterprises (BUMN) and public service agencies (BLU) reached Rp695.6 trillion during the period from 2005 to 2021, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “This government investment has mainly accelerated since 2015, when the Nawacita program asked many state-owned enterprises to conduct various development activities, especially in the infrastructure

Digital technology necessary for chronic disease management: IDI

Head of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI), Daeng M. Faqih, has emphasized the need for digital technology utilization for the management of chronic diseases. “I think the use of digital technology can push an integrated treatment of chronic diseases, so the continuity of care can be applied well,” he remarked

National Police Chief reviews vaccination in Southeast Sulawesi

Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo reviewed a mass COVID-19 vaccination program in Sorumba Field, Ranomeeto Sub-district, South Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Wednesday. Prabowo and his entourage arrived at the field around 16:30 Central Indonesia Standard Time (WITA), where he interacted with the vaccine recipients. He was

Child marriage in 21 provinces above national rate: Ministry

Lenny N. Rosalin, Gender Equality Deputy at the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, said there are 21 provinces with the rate of child marriage above the national figure of 10.35 percent. At the “Men’s Involvement in Improving Mothers’ Health to Reduce Mothers’ Death” webinar held on Wednesday, she

Indonesia’s vaccination rate has surpassed WHO target: Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, on Wednesday announced that Indonesia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate had exceeded the target set by the World Health Organization (WHO). “The WHO has targeted countries to reach 40 percent vaccination coverage by December 2021. Currently, we have surpassed that,” he said at the 2022

Indonesia receives AstraZeneca vaccines from Australia again

Indonesia received the 159th batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Australia, which contained 1,095,000 doses in its finished form, and was the result of donations. “The Indonesian government really appreciates and is grateful to the Australian Government for sending these vaccines,” the Director General of Information and Public Communication at the